Bats have evolved features unique amongst mammals, including flight, laryngeal
echolocation, and certain species have been shown to have a unique immune response that …

The COVID-19 pandemic that started in December 2019 in Wuhan city, China has created
chaos all over the world with over 185 million infection cases and 4 million deaths world …

Over 20% of all living mammals are bats who possess extraordinary adaptations including
powered flight, laryngeal echolocation and the ability to tolerate a diversity of viral infections …

The diversity of bat species and some of their distinct biological and ecological
characteristics contribute to their wide distribution, being generally abundant and common in …

There are few reports of tumours in bats, despite the fact that members of the Chiroptera
order include 22.4% of all currently known mammal species. We now describe a case of …

The longevity of bats is longer than expected based on their small body sizes and high
metabolic rate. However, signs of senescence have been poorly studied for free-living bats …

Bats have unique characteristics compared to other mammals, including increased longevity
and higher resistance to cancer and infectious disease. While previous studies have …

Bats are remarkably long-lived for their size with many species living more than 20-40 years,
suggesting that they possess efficient anti-aging and anti-cancer defenses. Here we …

How, when and why do organisms, their tissues and their cells age remain challenging
issues, although researchers have identified multiple mechanistic causes of aging, and …

Although bats are increasingly becoming the focus of scientific studies due to their unique
properties, these exceptional animals are still among the least studied mammals. Assembly …